Enterprise Platform Development Director

The Enterprise Platform Development Director is responsible for leading the strategy, design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise platforms that support the ABS business objectives. This role oversees cross-functional development teams, collaborates with platform architecture, and ensures the alignment of technology solutions with business goals. The Director will drive innovation, ensure best practices in software development, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and execute the enterprise platform roadmap in alignment with ABS business strategy and digital transformation initiatives.
• Act as a thought leader and transformation agent across business and IT teams to bring AI, automation, and engineering innovation into the core of enterprise capabilities.
• Partner closely with Enterprise Architecture, Cyber, Data Governance, and Compliance teams to ensure adherence to standards and policies.
• Define and continuously evolve the strategic roadmap for enterprise engineering practices—focused on resiliency, automation, observability, and intelligent delivery pipelines.
• Lead, mentor, and grow high-performing development teams
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled software development practices, including generative AI for code generation, test script generation, defect prediction, and documentation to increase engineering productivity and reduce cycle times.
• Lead DevSecOps maturity across engineering teams to support continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), and secure development at scale
• Manage global resource pools effectively, leveraging Global In-House Centers (e.g., Pune) and strategic partners to ensure talent scalability, productivity, and optimal delivery
• Develop and mentor a high-performing global technology team, ensuring skill development, succession planning, and retention across regions
• Ensure timely and quality delivery of platform features and enhancements, managing project timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Leverage global delivery models and development centers, with clear performance KPIs, intake models, and skillset alignment to business demand for this area.
• Partner with business leaders, product managers, and IT to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Establish and enforce development standards, best practices, and governance for code quality, security, and compliance.
• Provide strong financial oversight of the enterprise applications portfolio including multi-million dollar operating and capital budgets, forecast accuracy, and total cost of ownership optimization
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to drive continuous improvement and competitive advantage.
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors and technology partners as needed.
• Lead vendor governance for enterprise platforms and services, ensuring performance, compliance, and alignment with enterprise standards and SLAs.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to platform performance, security, and scalability.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in software development, with at least 7 years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale enterprise cloud native platforms (cloud, SaaS, or on-premises).
• Strong knowledge of modern development frameworks, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), APIs, microservices, and DevOps practices.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and Product Development Teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, timelines, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Requires prior responsibility for twenty or more professionals including offshore resources.
• Requires prior experience with commercial/revenue generating Product Development on a global platform.
• Requires prior experience with financial analysis, budgeting and reporting for capital projects and operations expenses.
• Clarity and conciseness in oral and written communications; demonstrated capability to produce effective presentations for delivery to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills to achieve process changes and departmental goals within a matrix organization; ability to communicate and work well with others at all levels of the corporation.
• Ability to obtain a working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System

Reporting Relationships:

Executive level position and may have manager and/or Individual Contributor direct reports.

We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times.

ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We’re at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.

About Our Benefits

ABS Bureau proudly offers a variety of industry-leading benefits designed to enhance the life and well-being of our employees and their families. These benefits include, but are not limited to, medical insurance (PPO and HD), dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Savings Account (FSA), life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability leave programs, parental leave program, paid holidays, and paid vacation time. The Company provides an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that offers support in personal wellness, including work-life services. ABS Bureau also offers a 401K plan with a generous company match, subject to plan requirements.

Equal Opportunity

ABS Bureau is committed to the equal employment opportunity of its employees and prohibits discrimination against any employee or qualified applicant based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status, or other non-work-related characteristics that may be protected under the law of the Federal Government or specific state employment laws.

Notice

ABS and Affiliated Companies (ABS) will not pay a fee to any third-party agency without a valid ABS Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, CV, application, or other forms of candidate submission provided to any employee of ABS without a valid MSA on file will be considered property of ABS, and no fee will be paid.

Other

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